Two men, teen arrested in drug bust

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said two men and a teenager are facing drug charges following a three-month investigation in Waldoboro.

James Chamberlain, 39, of Waldoboro, and Louis Atkinson, 24, of Greene, and a 17-year-old are accused of distributing oxycodone throughout Lincoln County.

On Saturday, drug agents, Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies and state troopers said they arrested Chamberlain and Atkinson while they were in the process of selling oxycodone to the teen while parked along Route 1 in Waldoboro.

The MDEA said a search of the car resulted in the seizure of a loaded 9mm handgun, 342 30mg oxycodone pills and $1,500 in suspected drug proceeds.

Investigators said Atkinson had been bringing oxycodone from New York to Maine for distribution in Lincoln County.

Atkinson is originally from New York City and recently moved to Greene, according to police.

The average price of an oxycodone pill is between $45 and $50, making the street value of the seized pills more than $15,000, the MDEA said in a news release.

Chamberlain and Atkinson were taken to the Twin Bridges Jail in Wiscasset.

Chamberlain was denied bail due to violating his current bail on a pending assault charge.

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